The Alexander Legend: An Example of Syriac Apocalyptic Literature in the Dawn of Islam

The article introduces the Syriac Alexander Legend, a text that was written in the context of the Byzantine imperial propaganda and aimed to present the Byzantine Empire as the fourth empire from Daniel’s prophecy on the four kingdoms. In the first chapter, the author analyzes the prophecy on the su...

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Main Author: Aljaž Krajnc
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Faculty of Theology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, EU 2022-12-01
Series:Edinost in Dialog
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Online Access:https://www.teof.uni-lj.si/uploads/File/Edinost/77/02/Krajnc.pdf